• Song:

    Its Going To Take Some Time This Time

  • Artist:

    Carole King

It's Going to Take Some Time This Time (Carole King and Toni Stern)
The Carpenter's Version is in C (One whole tone down)

Intro
Dmaj7  D11  3 times

Verse 1

Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)                                D11Its (xx0010@1)gonna take some time this time, to get myself in shape 
Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)                                D11I (xx0010@1)really fell out-of-line this time I really missed the gate. 
  Bm7 (x20202@1)                     AThe (x02220@1)birds on the telephone line (next time) 
Bm7 (x20202@1)             AAre (x02220@1)crying out to me (next time) 
     Bm7 (x20202@1)                    AAnd (x02220@1)I won't be so blind next time 
         Em7          A11 (x00000@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
And I'll find some harmony. 

Verse 2

But it's going to take some time this time and I can't make demands 
But like the young trees in the wintertime, I'll learn how to bend.
 
Bridge

Bm7 (x20202@1)          A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)            DAfter (xx0232@1)all the tears we've spent, how could we make amends 
        Bm (x24432@1)     Bb+       D/A (x00232@1)E7/G#       Em7         A11 (x00000@1)A7So (x02020@1)it's one more round for experience and I'm on the road again
        Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)              A11 (x00000@1)A7 (x02020@1)  Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D11 (xx0010@1)And it's going to take some time this time.
 
Verse 3 (Mainly Instrumental)

I can't make demands 
I'll learn how to bend.
 
Verse 4

It's going to take some time this time 
No matter what I've planned 
But like the young trees in the wintertime 
I'll learn how to bend. 
Bridge

After all the tears we've spent 
How could we make amends 
So it's one more round for experience 
And I'm on the road again 
And it's going to take some time this time.

Chords Gmaj7 = Bm with G Bass
Dmaj7 = F#m with D Bass
A11  =  Em7 with A Bass



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